A Pakistan air force contingent has arrived in Saudi Arabia under a joint strategic defence agreement aimed at strengthening military cooperation and operational readiness between the two long-standing allies. Read More: PAF contingent arrives in Saudi Arabia for ‘Spears of Victory’ exercise According to a statement issued by the Saudi Ministry of Defence, the deployment includes fighter jets […]
Defence Pact
US-India Defence Pact
In late October 2025, the United States and India signed a ten-year defence framework agreement trumpeted in both capitals as a “cornerstone for regional stability.” Washington presented it as evidence of its Indo-Pacific commitment, while New Delhi celebrated it as a diplomatic triumph. Yet beyond the headlines, the pact offers far more symbolism than substance. […]
Ministers in Saudi Arabia to draft economic roadmap after defence pact
A high-level Pakistani delegation led by two ministers is currently visiting Saudi Arabia to advance Islamabad-Riyadh economic ties in a “structured and result-oriented manner,” Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ahmad Farooq said. The delegation, led by Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and National Food Security Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain along with officials from Pakistan’s Special […]
Pakistan-Saudi Defence Pact
The joint declaration issued from Riyadh last week has introduced a fresh tremor in the shifting geopolitics of South Asia and the Gulf. Signed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the “Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement” carries a clause that is as simple in wording as it is profound in implication: […]